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Proton-M With Arabsat-5 telecoms Satellite Blasts Off From BaikonurMoscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 04, 2010 Russia's Proton-M launch vehicle powered by the Breeze-M upper stage blasted off from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakstan on Friday to orbit the Arabsat-5 telecommunications satellite. "The launch went off in normal mode, as scheduled," a spokesman for the Federal Space Agency said. The satellite is scheduled to separate approximately 9 hours and 13 minutes after liftoff. The launch was carried out under a contract between the International Launch Services (ILS) and ARABSAT satellit ... read more |
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Beijing, China (XNA) May 21, 2010Chinese space trainer Wang Yuan has been chosen as one of the volunteers for the Mars-500 test project co-funded by Russia and Europe. Another five volunteers include space lovers from Russia, Italy and France. It will take about 500 days to travel to Mars from the day of the launch to the return landing, so the test will take about 520 days. The volunteers will be living in a simula ... more  
Houston TX (SPX) May 21, 2010The hatches between the International Space Station and its new Russian Rassvet module were opened for the first time at 5:52 a.m. CDT Thursday. Also known as Mini-Research Module 1, Rassvet is almost 20 feet long, 7.7 feet wide and weighs 11,188 pounds. Carrying almost 6,500 pounds of internal and external cargo to the station, Rassvet has eight science work stations and will be used both ... more  
Kiev, Ukraine (RIA Novosti) May 21, 2010Ukraine's participation in Russia's global satellite navigation project is in the country's national interest, Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Volodymyr Semynozhenko said on Wednesday. The GLONASS - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems allow users to ... more |
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Russia And US May Jointly Develop Spacecraft EnginesWashington DC (RIA Novosti) May 19, 2010 Russia and the United States may soon reach an agreement on the joint development of new engines for spacecraft designed for exploration of deep space, a Russian deputy prime minister said. Sergei Ivanov said on Monday during a U.S. visit that future exploration of outer space will require nuclear-powered engines for carrier rockets and spacecraft, and work on these costly development projects should start as soon as possible. "A decision [on Russian-U.S. cooperation in this area] may be ado ... read more |
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